1946Born, Vancouver
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Michael Leonard Ontkean (born January 24, 1946) is a Canadian retired actor. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ontkean relocated to the United States to attend the University of New Hampshire on a hockey scholarship before pursuing a career in acting in the early 1970s. He initially came to prominence portraying Officer Willie Gillis on the crime drama series The Rookies from 1972 to 1974, followed by lead roles in the hockey sports comedy film Slap Shot (1977) and the romantic comedy Willie & Phil (1980). In 1982, he had a starring role opposite Harry Hamlin and Kate Jackson in the drama Making Love, in which he portrayed a married man who comes to terms with his…
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The DescendantsCousin Milo
Twin PeaksHarry S. Truman
Slap ShotNed Braden
Postcards from the EdgeRobert Munch
Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesSheriff Harry S. Truman2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesSheriff Harry S. TrumanMovie
2011The DescendantsCousin MiloMovie
2003Mrs. Ashboro's CatWes MerrittMovie
2002A Killing SpringTom KeatonMovie
2000Bear with MeGreg BradleyMovie
2000Green SailsJohn ScottMovie
1999Just a Little Harmless SexJeffMovie
1998A Chance of SnowMatthew 'Matt' ParkerMovie
1998Summer of the MonkeysJohn LeeMovie
1998Nico the UnicornTom GentryMovie
1997SwannStephenMovie
1996The Stepford HusbandsMick DavidsonMovie
1996The Man Next DoorEli CooleyMovie
1993Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby JessicaJan DeBoerMovie
1993RaptureJeff LiskerMovie
1992Legacy of LiesMovie
1990In Defense of a Married ManRobertMovie
1990Postcards from the EdgeRobert MunchMovie
1989Twin PeaksSheriff Harry S. TrumanMovie
1989Cold FrontDerek McKenzieMovie
1989Bye Bye BluesTeddy CooperMovie
1988Clara's HeartBill HartMovie
1987Maid to OrderNick McGuireMovie
1987The AllnighterMickey LeroiMovie
1987Street JusticeCurt FlynnMovie
1986The Right of the PeopleChristopher WellsMovie
1985Kids Don't TellJohn RyanMovie
1984Just the Way You ArePeter NicholsMovie
1984The Blood of OthersJeanMovie
1983The WitchingFrank BrandonMovie
1982Making LoveZachMovie
1980Willie & PhilWillie KaufmanMovie
1979VoicesDrew RothmanMovie
1977Slap ShotNed BradenMovie
1972NecromancyFrank BrandonMovie
1972Hot Summer WeekWillMovie
1972Pickup on 101ChuckMovie
1972The RookiesWillie GillisMovie
1971The Peace KillersJeffMovie
1971The Boy from Dead Man's BayouMovie
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